The moon is having a star turn ...The moon hoax is a classic conspiracy theory - elaborate, oddly durable, requiring the existence of malevolent actors with a secret agenda ... That is a modest number, but these folks showed up reliably whenever Launius gave a lecture on the topic ... This isthe eternal conundrum for debunkers....

By Associated Press Reporters ... Email ... They describe the suspect, wearing light-coloured shorts and a long-sleeved dark top, as “dangerous”. He is believed to have deposited a sack or package that exploded ... LyonMayorGerard Collomb said he had no indication about the suspect’s motives. ....

The election agency said there was no evidence of systemic cheating and independent observers also said the poll was free and fair.“Hopefully this will be a part of realizing a democratic nation that is based on the rule of law,” said lawyer Bambang Widjojanto to reporters at theConstitutional Court....

A federal judge is expected to decide Friday, May 24, 2019, whether to block theWhite House from spending billions of dollars to build a wall on theMexican border with money secured under PresidentDonald Trump's declaration of a national emergency ... Of the 244 miles (390 kilometers) in awarded contracts, more than half is with Pentagon money....

Under the threat of potentially devastating US tariffs on autos, Japanis ready to roll out the newest phase of its charm offensive targeting PresidentDonald Trump as it welcomes him on a state visit tailor-made to his whims and ego ... This is, I think, the moment of truth.”....

The incident at the police station jail in the town of Acarigua, in Portuguesa state, occurred when police special forces (FAES) tried to stop a “massive prison break” which resulted in the deaths of 29 inmates, according to Portuguesa public security secretary Oscar Valero ...The detainees had weapons, they shot at the police....

KATHMANDU (Reuters) - A British climber too weak to descend from Mount Everest died on Saturday, officials said, the eighth climber to die on the world’s tallest mountain and the 18th in Nepal's Himalayas during the current climbing season ... He isthe eighth fatality on Everest in the current climbing season that ends this month....

&nbsp;“The prototype has already achieved static levitation and is in ideal condition.” – Ding Sansan “We are building an experimental center and a trial production center for high-speed maglev trains and expect to put them into operation in the second half of the year,” he ......

"There is no doubt in my mind that you are one of the most dangerous men to walk on this planet ... You are the embodiment of evil, and the public can only be safe if you are incarcerated until you die." ... "It makes me the most sad that he took away my mom and my dad....

GujaratChief Minister Vijaybhai Rupani stands near the bodies of students who died in the fire in Surat. Indian police on Saturday charged the owners of a private school after a fire killed 20 teenagers, some who died jumping from the building in a desperate bid to escape the flames, officials said ... "Those breaking the norms should be EXECUTED."....

The move was expected since the highest court in the country is considering similar cases concerning partisan gerrymandering out of Maryland and North Carolina. TheSupreme Courtis expected to issue a ruling on those cases by the end of the current term in June....